Wristpin

Paul at Meetens
http://www.meetens.co.uk
or
Mike Hitchins at
http://www.guypartsandservice.co.uk

Nice to see an original unmolested Lawnbug, can't be many left. Plenty of new Tecumseh carbs out there . It's strange the way that so many people rubbish the Tec engines when in many ways they were of a higher spec than the equivalent Briggs . They just needed a bit more understanding and TLC.
That Lawnbug looks to have the later blade engagement mechanism - top mounted engagement and locking lever, sliding spindle and single B section belt. I had one of the Mk 1 machines from new, - fixed blade spindle and twin A section belts, 7hp Tecumseh. Strange thing is I can't remember selling it; may have let it go with a house move.
Westwood's quality control of that era was decidedly iffy , the parts lists were littered with " use as necessary" when it came to washers and spacers etc! I once bought a pack of three Lawnbug cutter spindles and there was five sixteenths of an inch difference between the lengths of the longest and shortest!
You'll do what you like with it but it will be a shame to spoil its originality, once gone, it's gone and Hondas aren't the be all and end all of mower engines !

Was recently given a Marquis 51 in a fairly sorry state including the two rear roller section seized to the shaft ( no diff action ) and much of the "tread " worn off them.
The recovery process involved dunking the whole roller in diesel, "easing" it a bit at a time with more soaks in diesel between sessions , a session under a farmer friend's press and finally recutting the grooves with an angle grinder !

The Honda engined machine also had its issues despite bills for over £1100 (yes, you read that right) in the last six months!
Problems included collapsed front roller bearings, seized/worn out traction clutch push rod, sticky, incorrectly set up main clutch , four inch crack in the engine platform and strangely enough considering that new cylinder bearings had been fitted, unequal length reaction springs on the cutter unit!
All fixable with knowledge, attention to detail and a bit of graft.
The collapsed roller bearings were a bit tricky as the outer races were buried deep in the roller end caps and required the old trick of running a bead of weld around the inside of each race which when cooled shrinks and loosens race. A sharp tap and they fell out.

Have tried to upload some images but although I succeeded yesterday, today it just sits buffering. The only thing that's changed is an upgrade to iOS8. Hope that it's not that as it will mean a bug fix from Apple!
Going to email the images from the iPad to the PC and see if I can post them from there.
 
Looks like that has worked!

The Honda engined machine also had its issues despite bills for over £1100 (yes, you read that right) in the last six months!
Problems included collapsed front roller bearings, seized/worn out traction clutch push rod, sticky, incorrectly set up main clutch , four inch crack in the engine platform and strangely enough considering that new cylinder bearings had been fitted, unequal length reaction springs on the cutter unit!
All fixable with knowledge, attention to detail and a bit of graft.
The collapsed roller bearings were a bit tricky as the outer races were buried deep in the roller end caps and required the old trick of running a bead of weld around the inside of each race which when cooled shrinks and loosens race. A sharp tap and they fell out.

Have tried to upload some images but although I succeeded yesterday, today it just sits buffering. The only thing that's changed is an upgrade to iOS8. Hope that it's not that as it will mean a bug fix from Apple!
Going to email the images from the iPad to the PC and see if I can post them from there.
 
Looks like that has worked!

Find any illegal imigrants ?

I'd sit tight and see what transpires. If it's just one machine that doesn't leave the garden , assuming that you have buildings and contents insurance it will almost certainly include Public Liability cover - typically 3-5 million. This should cover the householders liability to those visiting the premises - postman, paper boy, tradesmen etc and personal visitors. Some contents policies will include some cover for garden equipment but sometimes with conditions concerning security or even only when in a garage attached to the house.
For anything other than basic standard cover, especially for multiple machines the best route is to insure through a specialist company or broker.

TKs, thems modern!  Drove ex army petrol O types - square bonnet and bull bar, hauling vining peas between field and stationary viners. No mobile ones in those days. Round the clock operation seven days a week . Great fun and good money in 1960!

Pour in melted lead!

Not as old as some items posted but these parallel action pliers were bought for 10/- (50p) from a junk shop in about 1975. The government broad arrow is visible on the jaws showing that they had originally been supplied to the armed services or even the GPO (General Post Office  - Telephones) forerunner to BT. The numbers are probably the contract number and date.
In addition to the parallel action jaws another useful feature is that the hinge is constructed in such a way that wire can be fed right through  - great for bending piano wire for control cables etc.
The design has stood the test of time as identical pliers from the same manufacturer can can be bought today !

Not as old as some items posted but these parallel action pliers were bought for 10/- (50p) from a junk shop in about 1975. The government broad arrow is visible on the jaws showing that they had originally been supplied to the armed services or even the GPO (General Post Office  - Telephones) forerunner to BT. The numbers are probably the contract number and date.
In addition to the parallel action jaws another useful feature is that the hinge is constructed in such a way that wire can be fed right through  - great for bending piano wire for control cables etc.
The design has stood the test of time as identical pliers from the same manufacturer can can be bought today !

I think that it may be an Eaton hydro. Been used on a lot of garden and ground scare machinery of that era including a Dennis Premier cylinder mower that we used to look after. Unfortunately I left all my hydro stuff behind at my old business but try Googling Eaton .com.
Edit. This may be a better link, even shows a fan but make sure that it's the right rotation.
http://htluk.co.uk/Products/light_duty_hydrostatic_transmissions/700-040
Or this
http://www.truturf.com/pdf/old_manuals/5.pdf

Just worked out how to attach images!